Tag Archives: Interesting Facts

The origin of the cacao (pron. Ca-cow) tree is in dispute. Some say it originated in the Amazon basin of Brazil; others […]

We’ve all done a double take when mistaking a random person on the street for someone we know or know of, like […]

You are getting sleepy, very sleepy. When your head hits the pillow it’s lights out for the brain and body, right? Not […]

This the season to be…well informed. We all love Christmas, but how much do any of us actually know about why Christmas […]

Although most people wouldn’t typically associate extreme intelligence with animals, that is a bit of a misconception. While they are obviously not […]

10 Reasons Why Fall is Better Than Summer While the majority of the modern world loves summer and never wants it’s sunny, […]

It’s hard to believe that such an insignificant, small, brown bean has had such an impact the world. Coffee is the world’s […]

Natural fragrances and perfumes have been around since ancient times, bringing pleasant and evocative smells to living spaces, hair and skin. It […]

Learning another language enables you to communicate with people from another country and it also looks good on the CV. But, not […]

Top 10 Best Selling Books These are the Best Selling Books ever. We should start off by saying that there is no […]

The name Stradivarius has been synonymous with musical excellence for three centuries with instruments selling for millions amid claims that their sound […]

Apart from all the enchanting tales and childhood memories, the indelible cartoonist, Walt Disney, gave us the happiest place in the world, […]

Most flowers are made to smell delightful — all the better to lure in pollinators, such as bees. The pollinators then get […]

While most of us will settle for the occasional pizza or bar of chocolate, the word ‘treat’ means something completely different for […]

While the quest for knowledge is a never-ending process that drives scientists and researchers to push the limits of what we know […]

Humans vary a lot when it comes to ability. Some of us compose songs that bring others to tears, some run like […]

Horses have accompanied humans for thousands of years and they show no sign of going away. As such, they’re an instantly recognizable […]

Our history is full of influential people who shaped mankind into what it is today. Either through power of example or wisdom, […]

If you’ve ever found yourself in a situation or place that feels all too familiar, as if you’ve been there before, you’re […]

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.“ It gives a soul to the universe, […]

The Taj Mahal is recognised, the world over, as a symbol of love. It was commissioned by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, of […]

Be careful what you touch, and what you eat. Some vegetation can snuff out your life as surely as a venomous snake. […]

Of all the things that are different between men and women, it’s the weird biological differences that are arguably the most fascinating. […]

On this day, 10th of July, 1856 in Smiljan, Lika, which was then part of the Austo-Hungarian Empire, today region of Croatia, […]

The Latin name for the cacao tree, Theobroma cacao, means “food of the gods,” and it does seem that the fruit of […]

On the morning of August 27th 1883 the small Indonesian island of Krakatoa virtually destroyed itself in a series of cataclysmic explosions […]

Dogs are unique among non-human animals in that there is a long and storied history of dogs performing heroic, self-sacrificial acts for […]

Fifty years ago, tattoos were the watermark of rebels and social outcasts—bikers, sailors, carnival freaks. But today, your average sorority girl probably […]

The use of makeup and beauty products can possibly be traced all the way back to the Stone Age, some 100,000 years […]

Have you ever think in whether your plants that you have at your house can feel hunger or sad when they are […]